to put a stop to; to put a hold on; to put the brakes on; to call a halt to; to block; to shelve
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
source (e.g. quotation); authority
emperor (of Japan); mikado
main library; central library
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
reference (e.g. to a dictionary, passage, footnotes); consultation; comparison; browsing (to a file or folder)
to depart (on a journey, trip, etc.); to leave; to set off; to start
to copy (down); to transcribe
to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand
inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
in history; ever; historical
unprecedented; unique; unparalleled
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
to push aside; to thrust aside; to brush aside; to reject; to remove; to take out
defeating an argument; winning an argument; refutation; confutation
tidal hour; right time (to do something); opportunity; chance
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg); one piece of sushi
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
as usual; as is one's habit
at the very beginning of one's speech; immediately upon opening one's mouth (to speak); before anything else; first of all
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
alteration; falsification; faking
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
groundwork; foundation; inclination; aptitude; undercoat; first coat
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble together; to put together (in a slapdash manner)